Doublelift "kicked"... curret state of CLG
Well...
When I learned about LOL eSports being a thing, I learned about a team called Counter Logic Gaming. A team that had very obvious and unchanged playstyle throughout years, but still managed to stay relevant and win LCS at MSG.
Reason I'm a big CLG fan is was their style. I am a marksman main and I liked how they always played around Doublelift. Today I learned that the "heart" of the team got kicked out right after a giant win.
I'm sad and worried about my favorite team, cause I don't know how the biggest change the team has ever had will affect it.
But I'm also happy. Not because I dislike DL, but cause HotshotGG finally did it.
YOU DID IT MAN!
You finally made a CHANGE in team and I think thats a big step forward. All the decisions of replacing junglers and top laners were pointless and we all knew that. It doesn't really matter who you sacrifice in order to get botlane ahead, whether it's Nien, Seraph, Voyboy or Yourself Hotshot. It doesn't matter whether it's Dexter, Saint or Bigfat making calls from the jungle as long as only lane the entire team cares about it bot.
Now CLG is a TEAM and not Doublelift + support getting every resource from the team. You guys tried to play on solo lanes this season and it worked out. Hotshot brought in 3 amazing sololaners (Huhi, Pobelter and Zion) and team managed to make good use of their talent, but in the end... somewhere deep inside.... CLG was still that ADC centered team. There were moments, when struggle lead to a decision of going back to the roots and playing ADC game, instead of trying to fix the curret situation.
Again... I'm not saying DL is bad or anything. I adore him, as an ADC main myself, and I believe he is the best ADC EU/NA has ever had (with all of his random flashes and weird Corki builds).
Good luck in TSM Doublelift! And good luck new CLG!